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With free agency hours away, Boston will be looking to make some improvements on a roster that is unbalanced, and still lacking any true star talent. Fans who day-dream about Marc Gasol, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard, or Draymond Green wearing green next season are in for a rude awakening. The list compiled here are guys [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. So while the Celts definitely will make their best pitch for Kevin Love, hoping they can dissuade him from returning to Cleveland, some of the other [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Free agent big man Greg Monroe told the New Orleans Advocate Saturday that the Celtics are among five teams that have expressed strong interest in his [...]

Well that’s not what we expected.. With the 16th pick in the draft the Celtics shocked just about everyone by taking Louisville guard Terry Rozier. With needs at shooting, rim protecting, and overall frontcourt toughness, the Celtics opted for another guard in what is already a crowded backcourt with Marcus Smart, Avery Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, [...]

This cool graphic comes to us via Rukkus. Of the 8 Celtics featured (Sorry Michael Finley), 4 were drafted by Boston – Russ, Bird, Hondo and Truth. The greatest pick ever made was Larry Bird. Not only did Red Auerbach have the foresight to draft one of the greatest players in the history of the [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Sources told Stein that the Blazers have been pressing for more concrete signals from Aldridge’s camp about his plans before the July 1 start of free [...]

ESPN sources say Cavs forward Kevin Love has opted out of the final year of his contract and will be a free agent July 1 — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 24, 2015 We know the Celtics were hot on Love last summer… and we’ve also heard that they’re not so hot on him now… but [...]

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ESPN’s Marc Stein has unleashed a scathing criticism of LeBron James. Turns out, LeBron hasn’t been so nice to Cavs head coach David Blatt: And we likewise saw LeBron emasculate Blatt in ways that are simply unbecoming of a player of James’ legend-in-the-making stature. I saw it from close range in my role as sideline [...]

With the recent hire of coach Mike Malone and GM Pete D’Alessandro in Denver, I’m hearing from sources that the Nuggets and Sacramento Kings have engaged in talks centered around draft picks and DeMarcus Cousins. While I would be surprised to see the Kings move Cousins, the possibility of adding Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried [...]